spec(hooks): declarative hook payload scoping (#528)

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Summary

• Spec + failing red tests for declarative hook payload scoping (issue perf: declarative hook payload scoping — plugins declare what data they need at registration #528)
• Updates alloy.hook(event, options, fn) signature — options is required, declares what data the hook needs (data, pages, pageFields)
• Adds HookScope, PagesScope, PagesScopeMode type specs to IMPLEMENTATION.md
• Adds RegisterWithOptions, RegisterBatchWithOptions, ScopeFor, ValidateScope method specs
• Adds hook availability matrix for taxonomy filtering (pre-taxonomy hooks reject PagesScopeTaxonomy)
• Adds addPages return shape for injection-only hooks with pages: false
• Adds scope-aware serialization spec and bridge update specs (QuickJS + Node)
• Updates all hook examples in PLAN.md to use new (event, options, fn) signature
• 18 failing red tests in internal/plugin/scope_test.go covering all new types and methods

Test plan

• go test ./internal/plugin/... -count=1 fails to compile (types/methods undefined) — confirms tests are red
• No existing code modified — only PLAN.md, IMPLEMENTATION.md, and new scope_test.go
• All hook examples in PLAN.md use new (event, options, fn) signature
• ValidateScope tests cover pre-taxonomy rejection (onPagesReady, onConfig) and post-taxonomy acceptance (onContentLoaded, onContentTransformed)

Related: #528

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QA Review — Declarative hook payload scoping spec + red tests

Action Items

1. Hook availability matrix says glob is "n/a" on onConfig/onBeforeValidation/onAfterValidation/onDataFetched, but no test rejects it. The ValidateScope tests check taxonomy rejection on OnPagesReady and OnConfig, and glob acceptance on OnPagesReady. But the matrix marks glob as "n/a" on all 4 early hooks (steps 2-6) — those hooks don't receive pages, so glob filtering is meaningless. There's no test that ValidateScope(OnConfig, HookScope{Pages: PagesScope{Mode: PagesScopeGlob, Glob: "/blog/**"}}) returns an error. Same gap for PagesScopeAll on OnConfig — the test at line 334-347 deliberately omits OnConfig from the PagesScopeAll acceptance loop, but doesn't verify rejection either.

2. PagesScopeAll on pageless hooks is untested. The availability matrix shows onConfig-onDataFetched with "n/a" for both glob and taxonomy. But ValidateScope tests only reject PagesScopeTaxonomy on those hooks. Requesting PagesScopeAll on onConfig (which has no pages) should either be an error or a no-op — the spec doesn't say which, and there's no test either way. The developer needs a clear contract.

3. onPageRendered example in PLAN.md has contradictory scope. Line ~536:

   alloy.hook("onPageRendered", { pages: true, pageFields: ["html"] }, (html) => {

   This hook receives a raw HTML string, not a page object. pages: true with pageFields: ["html"] implies the callback receives a page with an html field, but the callback parameter is (html) — a string. Either the scope is wrong for this hook type (per-page hooks that receive strings don't use pages/pageFields) or the example callback signature is wrong. Clarify the interaction between scope declarations and hooks that already fire per-page with a specific payload shape.

4. No test for addPages return shape. The spec describes { addPages: [...] } as the return shape when pages: false, but scope_test.go only tests types, registration, and validation — not pipeline behavior. This is understandable for a scope-focused test file, but the addPages contract needs its own test. Either add a test in scope_test.go that validates the shape (struct or map check), or document that addPages tests belong in the pipeline test suite.

5. OnDataCascadeReady missing from ValidateScope tests. The hook availability matrix shows it as post-taxonomy ("11+", glob: yes, taxonomy: yes), but no test confirms ValidateScope(OnDataCascadeReady, taxonomyScope) succeeds. The test covers OnContentLoaded and OnContentTransformed for post-taxonomy acceptance — OnDataCascadeReady is in the same position but untested.

6. OnDataCascadeReady missing from the ValidateScope pre-taxonomy rejection list in the spec. The IMPLEMENTATION.md spec says: "Pre-taxonomy hooks: OnConfig, OnBeforeValidation, OnAfterValidation, OnDataFetched, OnPagesReady." But looking at the pipeline, OnDataCascadeReady fires at line 516-518 — after applyBatchContext (which includes BuildTaxonomies). The hook availability matrix correctly shows it as post-taxonomy. The pre-taxonomy list is correct by exclusion, but it would be clearer to also list the post-taxonomy hooks explicitly so the developer doesn't have to infer.

7. Spec ambiguity: PageFields: nil vs PageFields: ["*"]. The spec says both mean "all fields." But nil is the default (omitted in JS), and ["*"] is explicit. There's no test that verifies PageFields: nil and PageFields: ["*"] produce the same serialization behavior. Add a test or document which one the pipeline should check for.

Code Quality

• Test structure is clean — focused Describe blocks per type, separate It for each behavior.
• Zero-value test for PagesScopeNone (line 61-66) is a smart contract lock — prevents accidental iota reordering.
• ScopeFor returning nil for no hooks vs []*HookScope with nil entries for unscoped hooks is a clean distinction.
• PLAN.md examples are updated consistently with the new (event, options, fn) signature.

Spec Quality

• The addPages design is good — plugins that only inject virtual pages don't need to round-trip the entire pages array. Solves the N-pages-serialized-for-nothing problem.
• Taxonomy AND/OR semantics (OR within taxonomy, AND across taxonomies) are clearly specified.
• The availability matrix is a valuable reference. Consider adding onAssetProcess, onBuildComplete, onDevServerStart, onFileChanged for completeness — even if they're "n/a" for everything.

Risk

Low. Spec + red tests only, no production code changed. The main risk is items #1-#3 — gaps between the availability matrix and the test coverage that could lead the developer to implement an incomplete ValidateScope.

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Multi-Agent Code Review — Declarative hook payload scoping spec

Scope: merge-base with main → PR branch (3 files, ~500 lines)
Intent: Spec + failing red tests for declarative hook payload scoping (issue #528)
Reviewers: correctness, testing, maintainability, project-standards, agent-native, learnings, previous-comments

P1 — High

#	File	Issue	Reviewer	Confidence	Route
1	plans/PLAN.md:609	onPageRendered scope example contradictory — hook receives HTML string but scope declares { pages: true, pageFields: ["html"] } implying page object	previous-comments	100	manual → downstream-resolver
2	scope_test.go:262	ValidateScope tests miss 3 of 5 pre-taxonomy hooks — OnBeforeValidation, OnAfterValidation, OnDataFetched untested for taxonomy rejection	correctness, testing, previous-comments	100	manual → downstream-resolver
3	scope_test.go:340	No test for scope modes (glob, PagesScopeAll) on hooks that don't receive pages — availability matrix marks onConfig/onBeforeValidation/onAfterValidation/onDataFetched as "n/a" but ValidateScope has no rejection test	correctness, previous-comments	100	manual → downstream-resolver

P2 — Moderate

#	File	Issue	Reviewer	Confidence	Route
4	scope_test.go:32	No test for nil/empty/wildcard semantics — Data: nil vs Data: []string{} vs Data: ["*"] have distinct meanings per spec but no test distinguishes them; same gap for PageFields	testing, previous-comments	100	manual → downstream-resolver
5	scope_test.go:226	ScopeFor priority test registers hooks in ascending priority order (10, then 20) — doesn't distinguish priority-based ordering from insertion order; swap registration to prove priority wins	correctness	75	manual → downstream-resolver
6	scope_test.go:288	OnDataCascadeReady and OnPageRendered missing from ValidateScope post-taxonomy acceptance tests despite appearing in availability matrix	previous-comments	75	advisory → human
7	scope_test.go:77	No negative test for invalid scope mode combinations — e.g., Mode=PagesScopeGlob with empty Glob, or Mode=PagesScopeTaxonomy with nil Taxonomies	testing	75	advisory → human
8	scope_test.go:1	No test for addPages return shape — spec describes { addPages: [...] } with path/url validation and collision detection but no test exercises it	testing, previous-comments	75	advisory → human

Prior Review Status

All 7 action items from the previous QA review remain unaddressed.

Coverage

• Suppressed: 5 findings below anchor 75; 3 maintainability findings demoted (spec tests verifying struct shapes are intentional in red-test workflow)
• Residual risks: No test verifies RegisterWithOptions/RegisterBatchWithOptions calls ValidateScope internally at registration time
• Testing gaps: No test for glob filtering behavior; no test for taxonomy union/intersection matching; no integration test for scope-aware serialization union; no test for mixed scoped/unscoped hooks coexisting on same event
• Clean passes: project-standards, agent-native (CLI tool, no gaps), learnings (no docs/solutions/ directory)

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Verdict: Not ready

3 P1 findings: (1) contradictory onPageRendered example in PLAN.md, (2) 3 of 5 pre-taxonomy hooks untested for taxonomy rejection, (3) no test for scope modes on pageless hooks. All items from prior QA review remain unaddressed.

Fix order: #1 fix PLAN.md example → #2 add missing pre-taxonomy rejection tests → #3 add pageless hook scope rejection tests → #4-5 edge case tests

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Response to QA Review

All items addressed in 6e714e3.

#1 — Glob/All "n/a" on pageless hooks but no test rejects it.
Added ValidateScope tests that reject PagesScopeAll, PagesScopeGlob, and PagesScopeTaxonomy on all four pageless hooks (OnConfig, OnBeforeValidation, OnAfterValidation, OnDataFetched). Updated availability matrix to show "error" instead of "n/a" — these are validation errors, not silent no-ops.

#2 — PagesScopeAll on pageless hooks is untested / spec doesn't say error vs no-op.
Error. Pageless hooks have no pages to serialize — requesting any page scope mode other than PagesScopeNone is a validation error at plugin load time. Spec, matrix, and tests all updated.

#3 — onPageRendered example contradictory scope.
Fixed. onPageRendered receives an HTML string, not a page object — pages/pageFields do not apply. Example now uses {} as options. Added explanatory note in the matrix: per-page hooks fire once per page with a fixed payload shape, so pages/pageFields scope is not applicable.

#4 — No test for addPages return shape.
Correct — addPages is a pipeline-level concern (deserializing return values, appending to the page slice, running collision detection). That belongs in the pipeline test suite, not scope_test.go which tests the registry layer. Will be tested when the implementation PR wires addPages into runOnPagesReady.

#5 — OnDataCascadeReady missing from ValidateScope tests.
Added to the post-taxonomy acceptance loop alongside OnPageRendered.

#6 — Post-taxonomy hooks not listed explicitly in spec.
Added explicit post-taxonomy hook list to IMPLEMENTATION.md ValidateScope spec: OnContentLoaded, OnDataCascadeReady, OnContentTransformed, OnPageRendered.

#7 — PageFields: nil vs ["*"] ambiguity.
Both mean "all fields" — nil is the Go zero value (JS undefined/omitted), ["*"] is explicit. Serialization behavior is identical: if PageFields is nil OR contains "*", all fields are populated. This is a serialization-layer concern — the test belongs in the pipeline/serialization test suite, not the scope type/registry test file. The spec is clear on semantics; the implementation PR will test the serialization path.

Spec quality suggestions:

• Expanded availability matrix to include all 13 hooks (onAssetProcess, onBuildComplete, onDevServerStart, onFileChanged).
• Added "Pages in payload" column to clarify batch vs per-page vs no-pages.

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Response to Multi-Agent Code Review

All P1 and P2 findings addressed in 6e714e3.

P1-1 (onPageRendered scope contradictory): Fixed — example now uses {}, added note that per-page hooks don't use pages/pageFields scope.

P1-2 (3 of 5 pre-taxonomy hooks untested): Added — all 4 pageless hooks (OnConfig, OnBeforeValidation, OnAfterValidation, OnDataFetched) now tested for rejection of All, Glob, and Taxonomy modes. OnPagesReady tested separately for taxonomy-only rejection.

P1-3 (no test for scope modes on pageless hooks): Added — pageless hooks reject any Pages.Mode != PagesScopeNone. Availability matrix updated to show "error" with "Pages in payload" column.

P2-4 (nil/empty/wildcard semantics): Serialization-layer concern — belongs in pipeline test suite, not scope registry tests. Spec is clear on semantics.

P2-5 (ScopeFor registration order): Fixed — now registers priority 20 first, then 10, proving priority-based ordering not insertion order.

P2-6 (OnDataCascadeReady/OnPageRendered missing from post-taxonomy tests): Added to acceptance loop.

P2-7 (invalid scope mode combinations): Advisory — implementation PR will validate Glob/Taxonomies field consistency.

P2-8 (addPages test): Pipeline-level concern — will be tested in the implementation PR.

Residual risk (ValidateScope not called from RegisterWithOptions): By design — ValidateScope is called at plugin load time in the bridge layer (wasm.go/node.go), not at registry registration. The bridge parses scope from JS, validates, then registers. Tests cover ValidateScope independently.

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Re-Review: PR #535

Prior findings

#	Finding	Status
P1-1	onPageRendered scope contradictory	Partial — 4 instances remain
P1-2	ValidateScope pre-taxonomy untested	Fixed
P1-3	Pageless hook rejection untested	Fixed
P2-4	nil/wildcard semantics	Deferred (partially valid)
P2-5	ScopeFor priority ordering	Fixed
P2-6	DataCascadeReady/PageRendered post-taxonomy	Fixed
P2-7	Invalid scope combinations	Deferred (contested — see advisory)
P2-8	addPages return shape	Deferred (valid)

P1: 4 per-page hook examples still contradictory

plans/PLAN.md — "Hook execution order" section and "Per-page hooks" section

Line 601 states: "Per-page hooks fire once per page with a fixed payload shape — pages/pageFields scope does not apply. Scope options on per-page hooks are limited to data and priority."

These 4 examples (all changed in this diff) contradict that rule:

L539: alloy.hook("onPageRendered", { priority: 10, pages: true, pageFields: ["html"] }, transformsFn);
L543: alloy.hook("onPageRendered", { pages: true }, analyticsFn);
L547: alloy.hook("onPageRendered", { priority: 100, pages: true }, ssrFn);
L665: alloy.hook("onContentTransformed", { pages: true, pageFields: ["html", "toc"] }, (page) => {

The fix at line 679 (onPageRendered with {}) is correct — these 4 need the same treatment. onPageRendered examples → { priority: N }. onContentTransformed example → {}.

Advisory

1. ValidateScope covers 9 of 13 hooks. OnAssetProcess, OnBuildComplete, OnDevServerStart, OnFileChanged are absent from all ValidateScope tests. IMPLEMENTATION.md only lists 4 pageless hooks in the rejection rule, so tests match the spec — but the spec may need expanding. An implementation that accepts PagesScopeAll on OnBuildComplete would pass all current tests.

2. Deferred P2-7: empty Glob / nil Taxonomies are ValidateScope concerns. PagesScope{Mode: Glob, Glob: ""} and PagesScope{Mode: Taxonomy, Taxonomies: nil} are invalid configurations that ValidateScope exists to catch at plugin load time. These are validation concerns, not pipeline serialization concerns.

3. Deferred P2-4 refinement: nil semantics asymmetry. nil Data = skip, nil PageFields = all fields. Both should at minimum pass ValidateScope — encoding that nil is a valid input with defined semantics.

4. ValidateScope as free function. All other hook operations (RegisterWithOptions, ScopeFor, HasHooks) are *HookRegistry methods. ValidateScope is a package-level function. The pipeline position knowledge (which hooks are pageless, which are pre-taxonomy) lives in the free function, separate from the registry. Design observation for the implementer.

Verdict

Request changes — 1 P1 (4 contradictory PLAN.md examples, same class as prior P1-1). scope_test.go is solid — all prior P1 test findings properly addressed. The remaining issue is a PLAN.md fix: update 4 examples to match the per-page hook rule the PR itself establishes.

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Re-review of commit 6e714e3. 5 reviewers: correctness, testing, maintainability, project-standards, previous-comments.

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Response to Re-Review

P1 fixed in d2b0039.

P1 — 4 per-page hook examples still contradictory.
Fixed all 4. onPageRendered examples now use { priority: N } or {}. onContentTransformed example now uses {}. Per-page hooks receive a fixed payload shape — pages/pageFields don't apply.

Advisory #1 — ValidateScope covers 9 of 13 hooks.
Acknowledged. OnAssetProcess, OnBuildComplete, OnDevServerStart, OnFileChanged are pageless hooks that should reject page scope modes. The current spec lists 4 pageless hooks (OnConfig through OnDataFetched) — expanding the pageless set to include these 4 is a spec decision for a follow-up. The implementation PR can add them to pagelessHooks alongside the existing 4 without spec changes since the matrix already shows them as "n/a" / no pages.

Advisory #2 — Empty Glob / nil Taxonomies are ValidateScope concerns.
Agreed — PagesScope{Mode: Glob, Glob: ""} and PagesScope{Mode: Taxonomy, Taxonomies: nil} are invalid and should be caught by ValidateScope. Will add these validation rules and tests in a follow-up commit.

Advisory #3 — nil semantics asymmetry.
By design. Data: nil = "I don't need site data" (skip). PageFields: nil = "give me all fields" (because if you're requesting pages, you probably want the whole page unless you say otherwise). The asymmetry matches JS conventions: omitting data means no data, omitting pageFields means all fields. Both pass ValidateScope — they're valid inputs with defined semantics.

Advisory #4 — ValidateScope as free function.
By design. Pipeline position knowledge (which hooks are pageless, which are pre-taxonomy) is static and doesn't depend on registry state. A free function avoids coupling the validation logic to the registry instance. The implementer can call ValidateScope in the bridge layer before RegisterWithOptions without needing a registry reference.